abstersionn.

Brit.

/əbˈstəːʃn/, U.S.

/əbˈstərʃ(ə)n/

Forms: late Middle English abstercioun, late Middle English abstersioun, 1500s abstarcion, 1500s abstercyon, 1500s 2000s– abstertion, 1600s– abstersion.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French abstersion; Latin abstersion-, abstersio.

Etymology: < Middle French, French abstersion (2nd half of the 14th cent.) and its etymon post-classical Latin abstersion-, abstersio action of wiping away (4th or 5th cent.) < classical Latin absters- , past participial stem of abstergēre absterge v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Old Occitan abstercio (c1350), Catalan abstersió (late 15th cent.), Spanish abstersión (a1450), Portuguese abstersão (1767), Italian astersione (c1350).

Now archaic and rare.

1. The act or process of wiping clean, cleansing, scouring, or purging. Also concrete: †an abstersive agent (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > [noun]

cleansingc1000

rinsinga1400

abstersion?a1425

mundification?a1425

detersion1607

mundifying1610

mundation1633

fowing1636

cleaning1662

detergency1710

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 173 (MED) Wiþ exsiccacioun i. drying & som maner abstersioun i. clensyng or wipyng.

c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 102^v (MED) Þis medicyne muste be fortefied and y-holpen wiþ a litil abstercioun as mel or wiþ stipticacioun of Balaustie & alumen.

1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. ii. f. 27^v/2 Incarne it [sc. the place] wyth thys incarnatiue, whyche dothe bothe incarne and mundifye with some abstertion.

1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. 16, in Bulwarke of Defence Use the maner of digestion, and abstarcion in maner as I haue saied.

1675 G. Thomson Ορθο-μέθοδος ἰατρο-χυμικὴ: Direct Method curing Chymically x. 53 To attenuate, rarifie Phlegm, to mitigate, Edulcorate, Retund and alter Choller, by what is adaequated operative, for the ablution, abstersion, and carrying away both.

1769 T. Smollett Adventures of Atom I. 89 The Bonzas could not perform the barbal abstersion without marks of abhorrence.

1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xx. 304 The task of ablution and abstersion being performed..by a smoke-dried skinny old Highland woman.

1862 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VII. lxvi. 446 (note) No great city was ever so badly placed for due abstersion by natural outfall.

1915 S. M. Zwemer Childhood in Moslem World vi. 214 The child very early is taught the religious duty of abstersion.

1998 A. Alexis Childhood v. 79 I..perform such duties as must be performed to begin the day (defecation, abstersion, depilation).

2. figurative and in figurative contexts.

ΚΠ

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 135 The Messias..needed not the abstersions of repentance, or the washings of baptisme.

1756 Gentleman's Mag. May 220/2 By washing in the Ganges, or drinking the water of that river, they think they have a complete abstersion from sin.

1994 T. C. Boyle Without Hero (1995) 35 I eased into my armchair with the newspaper and tried to wipe my mind clean, a total abstersion, tabula rasa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	abstersion
释义	abstersionn. Brit. /əbˈstəːʃn/, U.S. /əbˈstərʃ(ə)n/ Forms: late Middle English abstercioun, late Middle English abstersioun, 1500s abstarcion, 1500s abstercyon, 1500s 2000s– abstertion, 1600s– abstersion. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French abstersion; Latin abstersion-, abstersio. Etymology: < Middle French, French abstersion (2nd half of the 14th cent.) and its etymon post-classical Latin abstersion-, abstersio action of wiping away (4th or 5th cent.) < classical Latin absters- , past participial stem of abstergēre absterge v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Old Occitan abstercio (c1350), Catalan abstersió (late 15th cent.), Spanish abstersión (a1450), Portuguese abstersão (1767), Italian astersione (c1350). Now archaic and rare. 1. The act or process of wiping clean, cleansing, scouring, or purging. Also concrete: †an abstersive agent (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > [noun] cleansingc1000 rinsinga1400 abstersion?a1425 mundification?a1425 detersion1607 mundifying1610 mundation1633 fowing1636 cleaning1662 detergency1710 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 173 (MED) Wiþ exsiccacioun i. drying & som maner abstersioun i. clensyng or wipyng. c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in MS Wellcome 564 f. 102^v (MED) Þis medicyne muste be fortefied and y-holpen wiþ a litil abstercioun as mel or wiþ stipticacioun of Balaustie & alumen. 1543 B. Traheron tr. J. de Vigo Most Excellent Wks. Chirurg. i. ii. f. 27^v/2 Incarne it [sc. the place] wyth thys incarnatiue, whyche dothe bothe incarne and mundifye with some abstertion. 1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. 16, in Bulwarke of Defence Use the maner of digestion, and abstarcion in maner as I haue saied. 1675 G. Thomson Ορθο-μέθοδος ἰατρο-χυμικὴ: Direct Method curing Chymically x. 53 To attenuate, rarifie Phlegm, to mitigate, Edulcorate, Retund and alter Choller, by what is adaequated operative, for the ablution, abstersion, and carrying away both. 1769 T. Smollett Adventures of Atom I. 89 The Bonzas could not perform the barbal abstersion without marks of abhorrence. 1814 W. Scott Waverley I. xx. 304 The task of ablution and abstersion being performed..by a smoke-dried skinny old Highland woman. 1862 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VII. lxvi. 446 (note) No great city was ever so badly placed for due abstersion by natural outfall. 1915 S. M. Zwemer Childhood in Moslem World vi. 214 The child very early is taught the religious duty of abstersion. 1998 A. Alexis Childhood v. 79 I..perform such duties as must be performed to begin the day (defecation, abstersion, depilation). 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. ΚΠ 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar i. 135 The Messias..needed not the abstersions of repentance, or the washings of baptisme. 1756 Gentleman's Mag. May 220/2 By washing in the Ganges, or drinking the water of that river, they think they have a complete abstersion from sin. 1994 T. C. Boyle Without Hero (1995) 35 I eased into my armchair with the newspaper and tried to wipe my mind clean, a total abstersion, tabula rasa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?a1425
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